Workbox for sewing material and tailor tools



P. J. ROHDE Nov. 4, 1952 WORKBOX FOR SEWING MATERIAL AND TAILOR TOOLSFiled Jan. 25, 1950 Patented Nov. 4, 1952 WORKBOX FOR SEWING MATERIALAND TAILOR TOOLS Per Jack Rohde, Oslo, Norway Application January 23,1950, Serial No. 140,117 In Norway January 29, 1948 1 claim. 1

walls, which are interconnected at their lower part by means of a listframe, in which is placed a wire-gauze serving as bottom, on whichbuttons and the like are placed. The side walls are at their upper partinterconnected by means of a suitable number of cross-bars, which areplaced stepwise above and behind each other and provided with holes fordetachable fastening of a number of vertical pins for placing of cottonreels and spools. Y

A further feature of the invention is that the outer side of one of theside walls of the work box is provided with an oblique channel intendedto hold a pair of scissors, whereas the inner side of the opposite sidewall is provided with two oblique channels adapted to hold a. pencil anda bodkin. Further, on the inner side of one of the side walls is placeda preferably oblique pin cushion, while the inner side of the oppositeside wall carries a small box for the chalk.

One embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front view of the work box, and

Figure 2 is a, side view of the box seen from the side situated to theright in Figure 1.

The work box consists of two side walls I and 2, which at their lowerpart are interconnected by means of a list-frame consisting of twohalves 3, 4 and 31, 41, which are interconnected and placed above eachother, the frame bars 4, 41 of which being fastened to the inner side ofthe side walls I, 2, while the frame bars 3, 31 from the crosswiseconnection between the side walls. The front and the rear of the workbox are open. The work box, however, is provided with a bottom 5, onwhich buttons and the like may be placed. The bottom is made ofwire-gauze. so that dust and the like easily may fall through. Thewire-gauze is jammed between the frame halves 3, 4 and 31, 41, so thatthe upper frame half 31, 41 forms a vertical flange around thewire-gauze.

The upper parts of the side walls are interconnected by means ofcross-bars 5, which are arranged stepwise above and behind each otherclose below the oblique and preferably curved upper edge of the sidewalls. Said bars are provided with a number of holes for detachablefastening of vertical pins 1 intended to hold cotton reels and/orspools.

In order to have the scissors at hand at any time, the outer side of theright side wall I is provided with a somewhat oblique channel 0 limitedby the walls 8, in which the scissors are placed when not in use.Further, the inner side of the left side wall 2 is provided with twooblique channels I6 and I 'I limited by the walls I5, in which penciland bodkin may be placed.

The inner side of the side wall 2 is also provided with a box limited bythe walls I2, said box serving as a container for the tailor chalk. Theupper part of the walls of this box is provided with suitably formedincisions I 4, so that the chalk may easily be gripped. Further, theinner side of the side wall I is provided with a wood piece or the likeII, the upper side of which is oblique and on which is placed an obliquepin cushion I0. The foremost edge of the wood piece II is suitablyresting on the foremost frame bar 41.

The constructive details of the invention also may be carried out inmany other ways without departing from the scope of this invention.

I claim:

A work box for tailors for the placing oi' sewing materials and tools,characterized thereby that the box consists of two side walls being attheir lower part interconnected by means of a list frame, in which isplaced a bottom of wiregauze, on which are to be placed buttons and thelike, said side walls at their upper part being interconnected by meansof a suitable number of cross-bars placed step-wise above and behindeach other, which cross-bars are provided with holes for detachablefastening of a suitable number of vertical pins for placing of cottonreels and/or spools.

PER, JACK ROHDE.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Hochstaetter Sept. 29,1908 Number

